let him | her | them + VERB – English Grammar Profiler
Here’s an example of an imperative clause using ‘let + third-person pronoun:
Let them find Randy themselves.
Listen
The speaker is instructing someone to allow someone else to take on the responsibility of doing something. It is unclear if this is C2 or C1.
Point 124 C2 in CLAUSES/imperatives is defined as:
an imperative clause with ‘let’ + ‘him/her/them’ + base form of a main verb, to devolve responsibility.
*’devolve responsibility’ meaning ‘transfer responsibility to someone less powerful’ is too hard to differentiate from the C1 usage in corpora.
Point 108 C1 is the same except the usage:
to give permission or allow something or instruct someone to allow something.
an iWeb search for:
. Let them|him|her _VV
1. LET THEM KNOW 5249 2. LET HIM KNOW 831 3. LET HER KNOW 728 = inform someone
This is either A2 in the EVP or B1 in the EGP.
Yes, of course.
I will let them know that you‘re running a little late.
listen
4 . LET THEM COOL 503 5 . LET THEM SEE 404 6 . LET THEM GO 403 7 . LET THEM SIT 388 8 . LET THEM DRY 387 9 . LET THEM GET 314 10 . LET HIM GO 290 11 . LET THEM TAKE 277 12 . LET THEM COME 240 13 . LET THEM HELP 224 14 . LET THEM MAKE 200 15 . LET THEM CHOOSE 182
16 . LET THEM PLAY 170
17 . LET THEM SOAK 153 B2 vocabulary
However, this seems to be just about cooking so allowing something is C1:
1 LET THEM SOAK FOR A FEW MINUTES 16 2 LET THEM SOAK FOR A FEW HOURS 13
3 LET THEM SOAK FOR A COUPLE OF 12
18 . LET HER GO 142 19 . LET THEM TRY 141 20 . LET THEM FEEL 138 21 . LET HIM TAKE 138 22 . LET THEM REST 127 23 . LET THEM TELL 127 24 . LET HIM GET 125 25 . LET THEM COOK 123 26 . LET HIM SEE 115 27 . LET THEM TALK 115 28 . LET THEM PICK 110 29 . LET THEM LEARN 109 30 . LET THEM DECIDE 108 31 . LET THEM USE 105 32 . LET HIM COME 95 33 . LET THEM THINK 94 34 . LET HIM MAKE 93 35 . LET THEM ENJOY 92
36 . LET THEM WORK 91